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The FermentedlyChallenged blog has been retired since the end of October 2016. It has been a great 9 year run. Thanks to all the readers and brewery staff for all your support in the past. I'm living in the Denver metro area and working in the Cable TV industry now. Cheers and enjoy beer responsibly. Follow along on social media - @ChipperDave on Twitter and on Facebook.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

November beer festivals head indoors and all of the local fall and winter beers take the spotlight. Look for a variety of smaller events as well as a couple large festivals as well. Here are many of the Colorado beer-related festivals and events that you can attend this month. These calendar listings are updated regularly or whenever new events are made public. Event organizers wishing to have their Colorado beer-related event added to these calendar listings please use the Contact Form and let us know all the details.
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__________________________________________________________International Stout Day
Thursday, November 3, 2016
International Stout Day is a worldwide celebration of the iconic beer style, Stout. Taking place in homes, pubs, breweries and restaurants; it’s all about celebrating the craft beer revolution, relishing in this beloved beer style, sharing your photos, tasting notes and events with the world. Look for your favorite local breweries to highlight their stouts this day. For more info check out: stoutday.com.

All Colorado Beer Festival 2016
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Mortgage Solutions Financial Expo Center - 3650 N Nevada Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO
Time: Session 1: 1pm - 4:30pm, Session 2: 6:30pm-10pm. VIP 1 hour early.
Cost: TBA (tickets on sale September 6, 2016)
Website: www.allcoloradobeerfestival.com
This is their 10th anniversary, so it will be extra special. They expect at least 80 Colorado brewers to participate. The location will be the same as last year: 3650 North Nevada Avenue at the Mortgage Solutions Financial Expo Center. The afternoon session will begin at 1:00 PM. The evening session will begin at 6:30 PM. Early Entry tickets will get you access an hour earlier. They will also sell a limited number of Brewer Insider tickets that get you access to the brewers’ lounge and a ticket for a free lunch or dinner. Tickets are scheduled to go on sale Tuesday, September 6th and are expected to sell out before the event. This is the biggest November beer fest in Colorado!

Fall Back Beer Festival
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Estes Park Events Center - 1125 Rooftop Way
Estes Park, CO
Time: 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Cost: $35 General, $60 VIP, $10 DD.
Website: www.fallbackbeerfest.com
Come discover new favorites and talk with the brewers behind the beers from over 30+ Colorado craft breweries. While you're there, you'll also have a chance to chat with experts from Colorado hop farms, brewing equipment fabricators, yeast laboratories, malting companies, barrel suppliers, and much more. Several AHA sanctioned homebrewing clubs will be brewing on site for the crowd to enjoy. Come ask questions and even lend a hand! For everyone's entertainment, award-winning Colorado bluegrass returns to FBBF on the main stage to keep you all moving! Food trucks, live music and more!

Denver Bacon & Beer
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Glitter Dome - 3600 Wynkoop St.
Denver, CO
Time: 2:00pm to 5:30pm.
Cost: $50 General, $70 Baconnoisseur.
Website: wwww.twoparts.com/event/bacon-and-beer-2016/
Denver Bacon and Beer is back in Denver for its fifth year. The fest returns to the Glitter Dome, November 5th from 2 to 5:30pm. EatBoston and Two Parts will bring together and curate some of Denver’s best breweries and restaurants to offer creative bacon inspired dishes, alongside a number of delicious beers. Proceeds from the fest will benefit Metro Caring and Project Angel Heart. Guests will have access to unlimited tastings from all participating brewers and restaurants, and a commemorative one-of-a-kind glass to take home and relive your Bacon & Beer memories forever!

Learn To Homebrew Day
Saturday, November 5, 2016 (1st Saturday November annually)
Statewide - Nationwide - Multiple locations
Time: varies by event, check local homebrew club schedules.
Cost: Free to attend and learn!
Website: American Homebrewers Association
Learn to Homebrew Day (LTHD) was established by the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) in 1999 to encourage homebrewers to introduce their non-brewer friends and family to the most rewarding hobby, obsession and lifestyle since the beginning of time! Through beer making, demonstrations, tastings and other educational efforts, LTHD events around the world are spreading the joy of homebrewing far and wide, so don’t miss out!

Real Ale Festival
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Crabtree Brewing Company - 2961 W 29th St.
Greeley, CO
Time: 4:00pm - 8:00pm General, 3pm-4pm VIP session.
Cost: $5 General, $40 Real Ale VIP, $50 Elite VIP
Website: www.realaleco.com
Enjoy beers from some of your favorite Northern Colorado independent breweries. Get together at Crabtree Brewing for a Fall celebration of limited-release, taphouse-only cask ales, live music, cigars, and fire. Use your souvenir Tasting Passport to guide you through the taphouse, stopping at the delectable offerings from each local brewery for a taste. After you've tried all the ales, revisit your favorites with a bigger glass--pints can be purchased for $5 each. Real Ale VIPs can snag the first taste of all the limited-release cask ales during the early admittance VIP Session and enjoy unlimited cask tastings throughout the festival. Your lanyard and VIP credentials are sure to spruce up your festival attire. As you meander through the taphouse, peruse your Real Ale VIP Passport Booklet; it's filled with intimate details on each ale, space for tasting notes, and an autograph page for documenting the signatures of drinking buddies, brand new festival friends, and brewers alike. Elite VIPs of Epic Splendor will revel in all the benefits of VIP admittance as you stroll majestically through the festival. As an Elite VIP of Epic Splendor, you will also receive a delicious cigar to smoke in the beer garden with all of the other festival Big Wigs. Donning your Elite VIP of Epic Splendor lanyard and credentials as you imbibe pints of ales is sure to earn you numerous high-fives, head-nods of approval, and looks of immense respect. Breweries include: Wiley Roots Brewing Co, WeldWerks Brewing Co, Brix Taphouse & Brewery, Broken Plow Brewery, Crabtree Brewing Co, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, and Verboten Brewing.

5th Annual Chef & Brew Festival
Thursday, November 17, 2016
EXDO Event Center - 1399 35th St.
Denver, CO
Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm.
Cost: $49 General, $69 VIP + online fees.
Website: www.chefandbrew.com
Chef and Brew is Denver's Premier Food and Beer Tasting and Competition. Twenty of Colorado's Top Chefs and Twenty Local Craft Breweries. There are Thirty Dishes, 40 brews, and YOU vote on the winners! VIP Tickets garner you early admission and every guest gets a Logo glass! This is everyone's favorite Denver Beer festival that showcases beer as THE best food pairing beverage, and showcases the best restaurants and brew-masters at their competitive best!